Heritage in Motion
Here’s the truth – every boat we’ve ever built is a conversation with the one that came before it.
From Riser, our first 43-foot Flybridge Gameboat, to the 46s that are turning heads from the Jersey Canyons to Costa Rica, to the 55 Mehl Ticket that is destined to be an East Coast tournament machine, each hull carries a lesson learned offshore.
Now, with a 66 on the drawing board, the idea that started as a whisper from the past has become a full-throttle movement.
The Spark: Riser 43′
Small footprint, big fight. The 43 was the proof that a true Gameboat could wear a bridge without losing her balance. Lightweight, vacuum-infused, and honest as they come – she gave us our baseline: simple, efficient, built for captains who still wash their own decks.
The Refinement: 46 Series
When we moved in to our already proven forty-six hull, we didn’t add fluff – we added reach. The 46 Flybridge kept the attitude of the 43 but gave crews longer legs, larger fish boxes, and a cleaner engine-room layout. Multiple hulls later, the 46 proved what we already believed: evolution isn’t about adding it’s about distilling.
The Statement: 55 Mehl Ticket
Every shop has a project that raises the bar for everyone who touches her. Mehl Ticket is that build. At fifty-five feet she carries the power of a battlewagon with the manners of a dock queen. She shows what happens when horsepower meets restraint – tournament-level performance with a captain-friendly soul.
55 Flybridge Walkarounds – Dual Purpose, Singular Focus
Four hulls. Four captains who wanted the best of both worlds – bridge visibility with the versatility of a walkaround. Each one taught us something: airflow, sightlines, weight distribution. Those lessons are now baked into every mold and mindset in the shop.
The 66 Flybridge – A New Chapter, Same DNA
The next step in the Gameboat lineage brings together two design minds at the top of their craft.
For over a decade, every Release has carried the signature of Erwin Gerards of EG Designs – a designer whose eye for proportion and flow shaped our modern identity. Erwin knows our boats like few others ever could; his lines define the look and logic of a true Release.
For the 66, we wanted to push beyond beautiful – we wanted breakthrough performance. To do that, we turned to Donald L. Blount & Associates (DLBA), the firm founded by one of the most respected hydrodynamic minds in the world.
Donald L. Blount spent 35 years shaping high-speed craft for the U.S. Navy before founding DLBA in 1988. His fingerprints are on some of the fastest and most efficient hulls ever built – from military interceptors to record-breaking offshore racers. Few people understand how to make a hull run clean, fast, and sure-footed in heavy water the way Blount does.
So with DLBA designing the running surface and Erwin Gerards shaping everything above it, the Release 66 Flybridge represents the perfect union of hydrodynamic science and handcrafted tradition. The result isn’t just a bigger boat – it’s the most advanced expression yet of what we stand for: Fishability without compromise.
The Spirit Never Changes
Boats evolve. Materials evolve. But the Brotherhood doesn’t.
Every Release is still vacuum-infused, hand-faired, and built one at a time by craftsmen who take pride in every inch of glass and grain. The 66 may carry new technology and design pedigree, but she’s born of the same shop floor and the same hands that built Riser, Tiburon, and Mehl Ticket.
Because at the end of the day, the sea doesn’t care who drew the lines — it only respects the ones that run true.
If you want to see where the next chapter of the Flybridge Gameboat begins, stop by the shop. The molds are hot, the air smells of resin, and the future’s already curing.
Story by Jim Turner
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